Q: Which explanation on villi and microvilli aiding in absorption is correct?
A: The small intestine is a long tube-like organ with a highly folded surface containing finger-like…
Q: Which part of the digestive system absorbs nutrients? ____ How do villi aid in this absorption?…
A: Digestive system is an organ system that is involved in nutrition of a heterotrophic organism.…
Q: Many species of hindgut fermenters, including horses, eat their feces to a greater extent when they…
A: Horses are large domesticated mammals. There are some horses that live in the wild. The wild horses…
Q: How can the ENS physiologically supports digestion?
A: Introduction : The enteric nervous system consists of sensory neurons, interneurons, motor neurons…
Q: What is the Process/Mechanism involved in the left atrium of a frog. What is the function of organ…
A: A frog is a member of the order Anura, which consists of a diversified and primarily predatory…
Q: What role does understanding the origins of the insect alimentary canal have in comprehending each…
A: INTRODUCTION In insects, their digestive system make their nutrients and other sources of…
Q: Compared to mammals dobirds absorb more or lesswater in their digestivesystem? Why is thisphenomenon…
A: Birds are flying vertebrates and they are under selective pressure to reduce the size of their gut…
Q: What are the active glands of digestion by ruminants and that of nonruminants?
A: Secretory glands present in the digestive system or the alimentary canal helps in the digestion of…
Q: Some of the intestinal epithelial cells, called goblet cells, contain small globules of mucus. Why…
A: SMALL INTESTINE The small intestine is the largest part of the Gastrointestinal tract. All the…
Q: How is the venous drainage of the digestive organs organized to help regulate blood sugar…
A: Venous system is the network of veins that carries blood from abdominal structures. There are two…
Q: What roles do the teeth and gingiva play in digestion
A: Teeth are the part of the mouth which is the part of alimentary canal which runs from mouth to anus.…
Q: How is it produced andwhat is the function ofcholecystokin in the digestiveprocess?
A: Cholecystokinin is a type of peptide hormone that is involved in the gastrointestinal system. It is…
Q: Why is the digestive system of these animals called incomplete?
A: The digestive system helps in the breakdown of the complex food particle that is ingested into…
Q: Which one will be digested faster: a raw egg or a hard-boiled egg? explain
A: Digestion is the process of breaking complex food into a simpler form, which can be easily absorbed.…
Q: What are the stomach lining cells and specify specific functions of each?
A: The stomach refers to the part of the digestive tube present in the middle of the esophagus and…
Q: Which is the largest digestive gland present in human body ? What are the names and function of its…
A: Digestive gland is a gland which liberate digestive juice and is involved in digestion of food…
Q: Explain what effect on total protein concentration you would expect to see during dehydration.…
A: Protein concentration: The concentration of a protein is measured using a standard curve made up of…
Q: How does liver both as a digestive as well as an excretory organ?
A: Liver is one of the vital organs present in the vertebrates. It is located below the diaphragm and…
Q: .2. Outline the basic principles of: · digestion · absorption
A: The digestion system of the human body transforms food into energy for the body. Anatomically, the…
Q: How is a knowledge on the origin of the insect alimentary canal assists one in understanding each…
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Q: What type of cells are found in gastric glands and what does each other secrete.
A: The digestive system includes the gastrointestinal tract and accessory organ that help in digestion…
Q: Which molecule is created by the intestinal cells to transport lipids to the liver?
A: Lipids are one of the macromolecules in the body. They are part of diet and are absorbed in the…
Q: If a major part of the small intestine of a mammal be removed, will this affectabsorption of food?
A: Small intestine is divided into duodenum, jejunum and ileum. The small intestine is the main site of…
Q: Name the gastric cells that secrete hydrochloric acid.
A: Stomach is a part of the alimentary canal where large amount of food under goes digestion. It…
Q: What nitrogenous waste passes from the liver to the urinary system? How is this substance formed?
A: Protein metabolism generates nitrogenous wastes in the form of ammonia, urea, uric acid, and…
Q: What is the role of potassium urate in the cockroaches?
A: Cockroaches are uricotelic animals, i.e., they excrete their nitrogenous waste in the form of uric…
Q: The hepatic portal system drains blood from the digestive tract to the spleen, gallbladder, and…
A: The Hepatic Portal System. The hepatic portal system is a series of veins that carry blood from the…
Q: How is the small intestine adapted for the absorption of nutrients?
A: The middle part of our small intestine is the jejunum. The jejunum absorbs most of your nutrients:…
Q: How would it affect the digestion of proteins and carbohydrates if the duodenum of man if there is a…
A: Pancreas is both exocrine and endocrine glands . Its pancreatic juice contains wide variety of…
Q: Describe the cellular mechanisms of Ca++ absorption in the small intestine.
A: * Macromolecules and ions will transport across the cells by means of transportation process. *…
Q: Explain the process of digestion and absorption. what is the ardiouasuler Cuclemm
A: Answer: Introduction: The small intestine or small bowel, it is an organ of gastrointestinal tract.…
Q: Which nutrient stimulates peristalsis when present? O 1) Protein O 2) Fiber O 3) Vitamins O 4)…
A: Dietary fibre is an essential nutrient to be included in the diet for a healthy body. They…
Q: What are peristalticmovements? What is their rolein human digestion?
A: The large intestine has several types of movements and reflexes. The role of these reflexes and…
Q: Define crop and gizzard in alimentary canal of cockroach?
A: Cockroach body divide into three different regions that are: Head Thorax Abdomen The thorax is…
Q: How is it produced andwhat is the function of gastrinin the digestive process?
A: Introduction: Gastrin is a peptide hormone known to stimulate the parental cells present in the…
Q: Which gastric cells indirectly help in erythropoiesis?
A: Stomach is a part of the alimentary canal where large amount of food under goes digestion. It…
Q: What are the types of cells in the gastric gland
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Q: Chylomicrons are formed from broken down fats in the digestive tract; these macro particles are not…
A: Lipoproteins are vesicles or particles that facilitate transport of fats in the body. They are made…
Q: With respect to pH, what would happen if the stomach emptied rapidly into the small intestine? Why…
A: Answer: DIGESTION : The process of conversion of complex food substances to simple absorbable form…
Q: Why is the incisors of rodents (such as mice and rats) are larger than humans?
A: Introduction: The incisors are chisel-shaped teeth that are found anteriorly in the mouth. Their…
Q: Does the type of the diet of the insect affect the structure of organs/parts of the digestive…
A: Insects uses its digestive system to extract nutrients and other substances from the food it…
Q: How many pancreatic ducts do you find in pigeon?
A: Pigeons are the vertebrate belonging to the class Aves. They have a stout body and short neck. They…
Q: How is knowledge on the origin of the insect alimentary canal assist one in understanding each…
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Q: What is meant by“mutualist exploration ofcellulose digestion”, aphenomenon that occurs insome…
A: Step 1 Cellulose is the structural polysaccharide of the plant cell walls, walls of some primitive…
Q: In very simple animals are the food particles are engulfed by cells lining a gastrovascular cavity?
A: The gastrovascular cavity is the primary organ of digestion and circulation in two major animal…
Q: Frog: Tthis system carries blood from the alimentary canal and its associated glands to the liver is…
A: Frog has got complete digestive system which begins from the mouth and extends till the cloaca.…
- What is the significance of the coagulation of egg white to its digestion?
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- Terrestrial snails perform digestion through the A)incorporation of food into a mucoid mass called a protostyle B)filtration of food by the mantle cavity C)use of a crystalline style for the release of digestive enzymes into a mucoid mass of food D)secretion of digestive enzymes into the forgut followed by absorption of nutrients by the hindgutWhat are the disadvantages of a flatworm’s digestive system having only one opening?What is the pH inside thestomach? Why is there a needto keep that pH level? How isit maintained? Which are thecells that produce that pH?
- Sea Urchin and Sea Cucumber (cont.) What is the motility strategies for both of them? How do they exchange gasses? What do they eat and what are thier predators and how do they avoid preation? How is the Sea Urchin and Sea Cucumber important to humans?From the lumen to the external surface what are the tissues that form the digestive tube wall?Tapeworms sometimes infect humans, anchoring themselves to the wall of the small intestine. Based on how digestion is compartmentalized along the mammalian alimentary canal, what digestive functions would you expect these parasites to have?
- How does peristaltic contraction help the earthworms burrow into the ground?How long do Venus flytraps take to digestDoes the type of the diet of the insect affect the structure of organs/parts of the digestive system? Cite at least four structures representing each division of the digestive system and explain such adaptation.